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CVE-2008-2359 Details

Description

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which allows local users of the workstation console to gain privileges and change the network configuration.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30399 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42867 CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557 [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-16Configuration[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fedora 8 consolehelper
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.4.7
1.5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedora_8:consolehelper:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat fedora 8
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.4.7
1.5.

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_8:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2359
NVD Published Date:
Jun 2, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-2359 Details - Not Deferred